The third season of Canada's Got Talent, is a reality television series. The season premiered on March 21, 2023.
The season was won by Conversion, a dance group from Trois-Rivières, Quebec.
Format Auditions The auditions took place in front of the judges and a live audience. At any time during the audition, the judges showed their disapproval of the act by pressing a buzzer, which lights a large red "X" on the stage. If all the judges pressed their buzzers, the act must end. Voting worked on a majority-of-three basis, where three positive votes from the judges were required. The Golden Buzzer is placed in the center of the stage, and each judge (or the host) can only press the Golden Buzzer once, sending an act straight to the semi-finals.
Semi-finals The semi-finals and final were broadcast through three episodes, two semi-finals and one finale. Judges could still end a performance early with four Xs. The acts competed for three judge votes that sent them straight to the finals, and the rest competed for a Canada-wide vote that dictated the rest of the finalists. The judges were asked to express their views on each act's performance. Phone lines, Twitter, Facebook, texting and online voting platforms opened for one-hour after all acts were performed. The public voted for the act they thought was the best. Voters could submit a total of fifty votes (ten in each platform). After the votes were counted, the act that polled the highest number of public votes, automatically was placed in the final. The judges then chose between the second and third most popular acts, with the winner of that vote also gaining a place in the final. All other acts were then eliminated from the competition.
The Finals The acts who made it through the semifinals have a final shot at performing once again, and all of the acts competed for a Canada-wide vote that determined the winner of the season. This round has been broadcast live, and the winner is revealed at the end of the episode.
Judges and host
The show premiered with the same judges and host as the previous season.
Season overview Judge Lilly Singh gave her Golden Buzzer to aerial acrobatics duo Woody & Fenton in the fifth episode. Due to an injury, the act had to withdraw from the competition.
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Participant Genre Act From Semi-Final Result Alexandra Côté Animals Dog Act Thetford Mines, QC 1 Anica Singing Singer Grand-Barachois, NB 2 Atsushi Ono Magic Magician Calgary, AB 1 Beatrice Love Singing Singer Edmonton, AB 1 Conversion Dance Dance Group Trois-Rivières, QC 1 Cool Giraffes Dance Dance Group Edmonton, AB 1 Curran Dobbs Comedy Comedian Victoria, BC 2 GBA Acrobatics Acrobatic Group Montreal, QC 2 Geneviève Coté Music Vocalist Laval, QC 2 Katherine Lynn-Rose Singing Singer Burlington, ON 2 Magic Ben Magic Magician Whitehorse, YT 2 Maya Gamzu Singing Singer Richmond Hill, ON 1 Meave Singing Singer Niagara Falls, ON 2 Mr. Cuddles Comedy Ventriloquist Gibsons, BC 1 Paola Troilo Singing Opera Singer Laval, QC 1 Raymond Salgado Singing Singer Vancouver Island, BC 2 The Cast Dance Dance Group Lévis, QC 2 The Turnbull Brothers Singing Singing Duo Glace Bay, NS 1
Semi-finals summary Buzzed Out | |
Semi-final 1 (May 2) ParticipantOrderBuzzes and Judges' votesResult Alexandra Côté 1 Maya Gamzu 2 Cool Giraffes 3 The Turnbull Brothers 4 Atsushi Ono 5 Beatrice Love 6 Paola Troilo 7 Mr. Cuddles 8 Conversion9
Semi-final 2 (May 9) ParticipantOrderBuzzes and Judges' votesResult The Cast 1 Raymond Salgado 2 GBA 3 Katherine Lynn-Rose 4 Meave 5 Magic Ben 6 Curran Dobbs 7 Anica 8 Geneviève Coté 9
Live Finale (May 16)
FinalistResult (May 16) The Cast The Turnbull Brothers Meave Geneviève Coté Conversion Atsushi Ono Cool Giraffes Raymond Salgado
Production On September 14, 2022, Canada's Got Talent confirmed filming a new season, with Lindsay Ell hosting the show, and the same judges from the previous season. Production remained at the Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort, but was re-located to its newly-opened OLG Stage concert hall. The auditions started on October 19, and concluded on October 23. All shows were reportedly sold-out.
Ratings Order Episode Viewers(millions) Rank(night) Rank(week) 1 "Prepare to Be Amazed!" 0.539 2 "The Magic Continues" 0.574 3 "So Many Emotions" 4 "Kids in the House" 5 "World Class" 6 "For the People" 7 "1st Semi-Final" 0.476 8 "2nd Semi-Final" 9 "The Finale"
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